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New Book Unveils Surveillance And The Police State In China

Book cover for "The Perfect Police State"
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Journalist Geoffrey Cain joins us this morning to tell us about his new book "The Perfect Police State: An Undercover Odyssey into China’s Terrifying Surveillance Dystopia of the Future."

The book is an investigation into how a restive region of China became the definitive police state and the global technology giants that made it possible.

Geoffrey Cain is an investigative journalist and technology writer who reported from Asia and the Middle East for twelve years. He is also the author of "Samsung Rising: The Inside Story of the South Korean Giant That Set Out to Beat Apple and Conquer Tech."

Joe talks to people on the radio for a living. In addition to countless impressive human "gets" - he has talked to a lot of Muppets. Joe grew up in Philadelphia, has been on the area airwaves for more than 25 years and currently lives in Washington County, NY with his wife, Kelly, and their dog, Brady. And yes, he reads every single book.